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Sunday, December 2. 2007

From today's Lectionary: First Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 5: 1-5

1 This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:

 2 In the last days
       the mountain of the LORD's temple will be established
       as chief among the mountains;
       it will be raised above the hills,
       and all nations will stream to it.

 3 Many peoples will come and say,
       "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
       to the house of the God of Jacob.
       He will teach us his ways,
       so that we may walk in his paths."
       The law will go out from Zion,
       the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

 4 He will judge between the nations
       and will settle disputes for many peoples.
       They will beat their swords into plowshares
       and their spears into pruning hooks.
       Nation will not take up sword against nation,
       nor will they train for war anymore.

 5 Come, O house of Jacob,
       let us walk in the light of the Lord.

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And "the wolf and the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's mountain, says the lord." Isaiah 65

But we also have a hint of what kind of peace it shall be:

"The foreigners shall buld up your walls and their kings shall minister to you, for in my wrath I smote you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you. Your gates shall be open continually; day and night they shall not be shut; that men may bring to you the wealth of nations, with their kings led in procession. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste. The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress, the plane tree, and the pine, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. The sons of those who opessed you shall come bending low to you; and all who despised you shall bow down at your feet; they shall call you the City of the Lord, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel." Isaiah 60: 10-14
#1 bob on 2007-12-02 08:38 (Reply)
the sons of those who oppressed you...
#2 bob on 2007-12-02 08:42 (Reply)

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